Provided are methods and systems for configuring a network device with user-defined instruction scripts. The method may commence with receiving a request for a network session between a client device and a server. The method may further include receiving a user-defined class and a user-defined object configuration. The user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration may include the user-defined instruction scripts provided by a user of the client device. The method may further include instructing an object virtual machine to generate at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration. The method may continue with instructing an object virtual machine to generate at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A system for configuring a network device with user-defined instruction scripts, the system comprising: a servicing node including a network device, the servicing node comprising: a first processor configured to: receive a request for a network session between a client device and a server; receive a user-defined class and a user-defined object configuration, the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration including the user-defined instruction scripts provided by a user of the client device to the servicing node, wherein the user-defined class includes one of the following: one or more user instructions, a template for the one or more user instructions, and a description to create at least one user-defined object, and the user-defined object configuration includes one of the following: one or more configurations, one or more commands, one or more pieces of data, and one or more attributes to create the at least one user-defined object; instruct an object virtual machine running on the servicing node to generate the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration, the at least one user-defined object being stored on the servicing node to configure the servicing node to execute the user-defined instruction scripts, the servicing node being further configured to receive a license associated with the user-defined class, the license enabling the servicing node to be configured with the at least one user-defined object, the object virtual machine determining, based on the license, whether the servicing node is licensed to use the user-defined class; wherein the generation includes using the user-defined object configuration to configure the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class, wherein the at least one user-defined object comprises instructions for processing one or more network sessions, the instructions being determined based on the user-defined instruction scripts; and apply the at least one user-defined object to a data packet of the network session to process the data packet by applying the instructions comprised in the at least one user-defined object and defined by the user of the network device; a first memory coupled to the first processor, the first memory storing instructions executable by the first processor; and the object virtual machine configured to generate user-defined objects; and at least one hardware node controller comprising: a second processor configured to: receive the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration from the user; and send the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration to the servicing node; and a second memory coupled to the second processor, the second memory storing instructions executable by the second processor.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object virtual machine is further configured to: based on the instructing, generate the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration; and store the at least one user-defined object on the servicing node.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the license is enabled for the servicing node for a predetermined period of time.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the servicing node applies the user-defined object after receiving the user-defined object configuration and user-defined class, prior to the processing the network session between the client device and the server.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the servicing node applies the user-defined object after receiving the user-defined object configuration and user-defined class, while the network session between the client device and the server is in progress.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the object virtual machine is further configured to determine if the at least one user-defined object is applicable to the data packet of the network session.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the object virtual machine is further configured to apply a security policy to the data packet of the network session.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the object virtual machine matches the data packet of the network session with a list of permissible network applications associated with the servicing node.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one user-defined object is associated with object variables, wherein the object virtual machine provides the object variables of the at least one user-defined object to the at least one hardware node controller.
10. A method to configure a network device with user-defined instruction scripts, the method comprising: receiving, by a servicing node, a request for a network session between a client device and a server; receiving, by the servicing node, a user-defined class and a user-defined object configuration, the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration including the user-defined instruction scripts provided by a user of the client device to the servicing node, and receiving, by at least one hardware node controller, the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration from the user and a license associated with the user-defined class, the license enabling the servicing node to be configured with the at least one user-defined object, and based on the license, determining whether the servicing node is licensed to use the user-defined class; and sending, by the at least one hardware node controller, the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration to the servicing node; wherein the user-defined class includes one of the following: one or more user instructions, a template for the one or more user instructions, and a description to create at least one user-defined object, and the user-defined object configuration includes one of the following: one or more configurations, one or more commands, one or more pieces of data, and one or more attributes to create the at least one user-defined object; instructing, by the servicing node, an object virtual machine running on the servicing node to generate the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration, the at least one user-defined object being stored on the servicing node to configure the servicing node to execute the user-defined instruction scripts, wherein the generation includes using the user-defined object configuration to configure the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class, wherein the at least one user-defined object comprises instructions for processing one or more network sessions, the instructions being determined based on the user-defined instruction scripts; and applying, by the servicing node, the at least one user-defined object to a data packet of the network session to process the data packet by applying the instructions comprised in the at least one user-defined object and defined by the user of the network device.
11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising: based on the instructing, generating, by the object virtual machine, the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration; and storing the at least one user-defined object on the servicing node.
12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining, by the object virtual machine, if the at least one user-defined object is applicable to the data packet of the network session.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one user-defined object is associated with object variables, wherein the object virtual machine provides the object variables of the at least one user-defined object to the at least one hardware node controller.
14. A system for configuring a network device with user-defined instruction scripts, the system comprising: a servicing node including a network device, the servicing node comprising: a first processor configured to: receive a request for a network session between a client device and a server; receive a user-defined class and a user-defined object configuration, the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration including the user-defined instruction scripts provided by a user of the client device to the servicing node, wherein the user-defined class includes one of the following: one or more user instructions, a template for the one or more user instructions, and a description to create at least one user-defined object, and the user-defined object configuration includes one of the following: one or more configurations, one or more commands, one or more pieces of data, and one or more attributes to create the at least one user-defined object; receive a license associated with the user-defined class, the license enabling the servicing node to be configured with the at least one user-defined object; instruct an object virtual machine running on the servicing node to generate the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration, the at least one user-defined object being stored at the servicing node to configure the servicing node to execute the user-defined instruction scripts, wherein the generation includes using the user-defined object configuration to configure the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class, wherein the at least one user-defined object comprises instructions for processing one or more network sessions, the instructions being determined based on the user-defined instruction scripts; and apply the at least one user-defined object to a data packet of the network session to process the data packet by applying the instructions comprised in the at least one user-defined object and defined by the user of the network device; a first memory coupled to the first processor, the first memory storing instructions executable by the first processor; and the object virtual machine configured to: determine, based on the license, whether the servicing node is licensed to use the user-defined class; based on the instructing, generate the at least one user-defined object based on the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration; and store the at least one user-defined object on the servicing node; and at least one hardware node controller comprising: a second processor configured to: receive the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration from the user; and send the user-defined class and the user-defined object configuration to the servicing node; and a second memory coupled to the second processor, the second memory storing instructions executable by the second processor.
Cooperative Patent Classification codes for this invention. Click any code to explore related patents in that topic.
April 30, 2018
August 18, 2020
Browse 5M+ US patents with plain-English claim translations and AI-generated analysis.